Founding Engineer, Forward Deployed

True Talent Solutions Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners is seeking an engineer to join our AI-powered industrial SaaS team in San Francisco. You will own customer deployments from discovery through launch, adapting data ingestion to customer formats and ERP systems, and you will translate operator needs into product improvements.

You will build prototypes, internal tools, and customer-facing workflows, and develop AI agents to reduce manual work.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of full-stack or backend engineering experience shipping production software.
• Degree in a quantitative field (CS/Math/Physics/Engineering).
• Experience presenting technical work to non-technical buyers.
• Experience with Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
• Familiarity with hardware, procurement, supply chains, ERPs, or legacy integrations.
• Strong competitive achievements outside engineering valued.

Responsibilities

• Own customer deployments from discovery through launch, adapting data ingestion to customer file formats, ERP systems, and workflows.
• Meet with operators and translate their needs into product improvements.
• Build prototypes, internal tools, and customer-facing workflows, then strengthen the solutions that prove useful.
• Develop AI agents and LLM-powered workflows that reduce manual work.
• Prepare and deliver product demos, join customer visits, and support pilots through the sales process.
• Manage technical customer relationships after launch, help customers get value, and identify further opportunities to improve their workflows.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Full-stack engineering

Customer-facing communication

Deployment of production software

ERP / data ingestion familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Codex

Job description

About the Role

Join the engineering team at an AI-powered industrial supply chain SaaS company, working directly with distributors to deploy software and build product from real customer needs. You will help automate quoting workflows and turn customer insights into tools that support the broader physical economy.

What You'll Do

• Own customer deployments from discovery through launch, adapting data ingestion to customer file formats, ERP systems, and workflows.

• Meet with operators and translate their needs into product improvements.

• Build prototypes, internal tools, and customer-facing workflows, then strengthen the solutions that prove useful.

• Develop AI agents and LLM-powered workflows that reduce manual work.

• Prepare and deliver product demos, join customer visits, and support pilots through the sales process.

• Manage technical customer relationships after launch, help customers get value, and identify further opportunities to improve their workflows.

What We're Looking For

• One to five years of full-stack or backend engineering experience, including shipping production software used by real people.

• Experience with Python and TypeScript.

• A degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering.

• Experience presenting technical work to non-technical buyers and working directly with customers in a forward-deployed, solutions, sales engineering, or similar role.

• Experience using Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex in engineering work.

• Experience building and shipping a project from the ground up is valued, as is familiarity with hardware, procurement, supply chains, ERPs, or legacy integrations.

• Strong performance in competitive activities outside engineering, such as sports, math competitions, debate, or music, is also valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. The team works from the office five days a week.